Winkler Spartacus

Film and History
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-77726-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten, E-Book

This is the first book systematically to analyze KirkDouglas' and Stanley Kubrick's depiction of the slaverevolt led by Spartacus from different historical, political, andcinematic perspectives.
* Examines the film's use of ancient sources, the ancienthistorical contexts, the political significance of the film, thehistory of its censorship and restoration, and its place in filmhistory.
* Includes the most important passages from ancientauthors' reports of the slave revolt in translation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Winkler, Martin M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Plates.
Notes on Contributors.
Introduction (Martin M. Winkler, George Mason University).
1. Who Killed the Legend of Spartacus? Production, Censorship,and Reconstruction of Stanley Kubrick's Epic Film (Duncan L.Cooper, Independent scholar).
2. Dalton Trumbo vs. Stanley Kubrick: The Historical Meaning ofSpartacus (Duncan L. Cooper, Independent scholar).
3. Spartacus, Exodus, and Dalton Trumbo: Managing Ideologies ofWar (Frederick Ahl, Cornell University).
4. Spartacus: History and Histrionics (Allen M. Ward, Universityof Connecticut).
5. Spartacus, Rebel Against Rome (C. A. Robinson, Jr).
6. Training + Tactics = Roman Battle Success: From Spartacus:The Illustrated Story of the Motion Picture Production.
7. The Character of Marcus Licinius Crassus (W. Jeffrey Tatum,Florida State University).
8. Roman Slavery and the Class Divide: Why Spartacus Lost(Michael Parenti).
9. The Holy Cause of Freedom: American Ideals in Spartacus(Martin M. Winkler, George Mason University).
10. Spartacus and the Stoic Ideal of Death (Francisco JavierTovar Paz, University of Extremadura).
11. "Culturally Significant and Not Just SimpleEntertainment": History and the Marketing of Spartacus(Martin M. Winkler, George Mason University).
The Principal Ancient Sources on Spartacus.
1. Plutarch, Crassus 8-11 and Pompey 21.1-2.
2. Appian, The Civil Wars 1.14.111 and 116-121.1.
3. Sallust, The Histories 3.96 and 98 (M) = 3.64 and 66(McG).
4. Livy, Periochae 95-97.
5. Velleius Paterculus, Compendium of Roman History2.30.5-6.
6. Florus, Epitome of Roman History 2.8 (3.20).
7. Frontinus, Strategies 1.5.20-22 and 7.6, 2.4.7 and5.34.
8. Orosius, History against the Pagans 5.24.1-8 and18-19.
Bibliography.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Martin M. Winkler is Professor of Classics at George Mason University. Most recently he has edited the essay collections Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic (Blackwell, 2006), Gladiator: Film and History (Blackwell, 2004), and Classical Myth and Culture in the Cinema (2001).